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When the contents of the intestine cannot move or pass normally, the condition is called intestinal obstruction. By severity, intestinal obstruction is divided into complete and incomplete obstruction. A milder obstruction is called incomplete intestinal obstruction, a common abdominal-surgical condition. Patients with incomplete obstruction generally…

Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) is the dried powder or cake made by processing the leaves or leafy stems and branches of Strobilanthes cusia (Acanthaceae), Polygonum tinctorium (Polygonaceae), or Isatis indigotica (Brassicaceae). It is produced mainly in Fujian, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Hebei; the best quality comes…

Everyone must die, and it is understandable that relatives are unwilling to give up on the dying. Yet sometimes one has to let go—for example, when a loved one's condition is so critical that medicine and surgery can no longer help. Modern people hand over…

It is again the turn of the year. The Spring Festival is the grandest of Chinese festivals: ten thousand families reunite, relatives and friends gather, and old times are recalled—this is the day of the year we Chinese most look forward to. Festivals can enrich…

At present, many Chinese-medicine enthusiasts are very enthusiastic about TCM; many like to make their own formulas to treat themselves or their relatives, which is a good thing. But we must also remind everyone that, while it is fine to use Chinese patent medicines or…

Overweight people are more prone to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes; about 2.3 billion people worldwide are now overweight. The main reason humans are getting fatter is that the structure of the human diet has undergone an irreversible change. In the food chain, the higher…

Hello, fellow patients! This year I am taking leave from January 20 to 30 for the Spring Festival. During this period I am pausing all work except online consultations. Please arrange your visits and deliveries reasonably so that your treatment is not delayed. Because there…

Because cancer patients need to take Chinese and Western medicines over a long period, they easily lose their appetite from too much medication and develop a series of symptoms of drug-induced stomach injury. Personally I commonly use three medicines to solve this problem: first, Guizhi…

Liushen Wan is a commonly used Chinese patent medicine, a confidential prescription product of Lei Yunshang Pharmaceutical Group. Its function is to clear heat and cool, resolve toxicity, reduce swelling, and stop pain. It is commonly used to treat rotten-throat scarlet fever, sore swollen throat,…

This winter, various infectious diseases have come on rather fiercely. First sporadic cases of plague appeared in Inner Mongolia; then there was a brucellosis outbreak in Lanzhou; recently, the unexplained pneumonia in Wuhan has also set people on edge. And then there is the African…